petulant, peevish, irritable
1. Characterized by childish sullenness or bad temper; easily annoyed or irritated
The petulant child refused to eat his vegetables.
A criança petulante recusou-se a comer seus vegetais.
2. Showing impatience or irritation in an unreasonable way
He made a petulant comment about the delay.
Ele fez um comentário petulante sobre o atraso.
3. Marked by sudden changes of mood or temper; querulous
Her petulant behavior made everyone uncomfortable.
Seu comportamento petulante deixou todos desconfortáveis.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'petulante' is commonly used to describe children or adults who display moody, irritable, or whimsical behavior. It carries a somewhat pejorative connotation and is frequently used in both casual conversations and formal contexts to criticize unreasonable irritability. The word is more formal than colloquial alternatives like 'chato' or 'resmungão'.
NYC Slang
snippy, sassy, bratty, whiney
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